Lycoris is a feature-rich, user-friendly app for macOS, designed to enhance your note-taking experience with real-time speech recognition, transcription, and translation capabilities. With offline and online modes, Lycoris balances flexibility with privacy.

⚠️ Note: Currently, Lycoris is optimized for Japanese users. While it aims to support transcription and translation in 19 languages in the future, the current version may have limited functionality in other languages.

📌 Introduction

• ✨ Key Features
• 💻 System Requirements
• ⚙️ Installation
• 🚀 Usage Guide
• 🙌 Support & Contributions
• 👥 Contributors
• 📈 Star History

• 🎙️ Real-time Speech Recognition:

  • Offline Mode:
    • Vosk for Real-time Transcription: Lycoris uses Vosk to quickly generate initial real-time transcriptions, which are then refined using Whisper for enhanced accuracy and detail.
    • Whisper for Detailed Transcription: The primary transcription model for offline mode, Whisper delivers high-quality, multi-language transcription. For Japanese-only use cases, Kotoba-Whisper is available as an alternative for optimized Japanese transcription.
  • Online Mode:
    • OpenAI Whisper API: For users seeking cloud-based transcription, Lycoris integrates with the OpenAI Whisper API, allowing for high-quality transcriptions with cloud resources.
    • AmiVoice API: Additionally, users can choose amiVoice for specialized Japanese transcription via API key.

• 🌐 Advanced Translation:

  • Whisper + FuguMT: Supports translation from 18 languages into Japanese. Whisper transcribes any of the 18 languages into English, and FuguMT then translates the English transcription into Japanese, ensuring high accuracy.
  • Kotoba-Whisper-Bilingual: Specialized for direct bi-directional translation between Japanese and English.

• 📄 Flexible Note-Taking with Markdown Support: Notes support Markdown formatting, allowing for organized and visually enhanced note-taking.

• 💬 Contextual Speech Suggestions:

  • Sentiment-Based Suggestions: Generate contextual responses in Neutral, Positive, and Negative tones with just a click.
  • Text-to-Speech Capabilities: Use Style-BERT-VITS2 JP-Extra to convert suggested responses into natural-sounding speech.

• 🤖 Real-Time ChatGPT Integration:

  • Interact with transcriptions or summaries in real-time using ChatGPT for tasks like summarization and contextual insights. This feature helps streamline discussions or capture essential points without losing context.

• 📶 Offline & Online Modes: Fully functional offline with local models to ensure privacy; online mode available with API integration for cloud-based services like OpenAI Whisper API.

• Operating System: macOS 13 Ventura or later.
• Processor: Compatible with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3) and Intel processors.
• Memory: Minimum 8GB RAM recommended for optimal performance.

1. Download: Obtain the latest version of Lycoris from the GitHub Releases page.
   • For Intel processors: Download the .dmg file ending in x64.dmg.
   • For Apple Silicon processors: Download the .dmg file ending in aarch64.dmg.
   • Note: Only the version number in the file name changes with each release.
2. Install: After downloading the .dmg file, double-click it to open. You’ll see the Lycoris application and the Applications folder. Simply drag the Lycoris app into the Applications folder.
3. Permissions: On first launch, grant necessary permissions for microphone and screen recording as prompted.

1. Download Language Packs:

   • Open the app and go to settings (⚙️).
   • Download language packs for speech recognition as needed.

2. Configure API Key (for online features):

   • In settings, enter your API keys for services like amiVoice or OpenAI Whisper API to enable extended transcription and AI features.

3. Create a Note:

   • Click "Add Note" next to the search bar.
   • Set the speaker’s language, transcription method, and audio source.
   • Click "Start Recording" to begin capturing notes in real time!
   • With OpenAI’s online feature, you can also receive sentiment-based response suggestions (Neutral, Positive, Negative) for discussions, and use real-time ChatGPT integration to summarize or discuss the transcribed content directly.

Lycoris is available for free on BOOTH to reach a wide audience. Download the appropriate version for your macOS processor:

• For Apple Silicon users: Download on BOOTH
• For Intel users: Download on BOOTH

If you’d like to support further development:

• For Japanese users: Contributions are welcome via Fanbox or by making a voluntary purchase on BOOTH.
• For international users: You can support Lycoris by becoming a sponsor on GitHub Sponsors.

Whether you’re a developer interested in contributing or a user wanting to support this project, every contribution helps Lycoris grow and improve for all!

Solaoi

Mohemohe

Your support keeps Lycoris accessible and continually improving. Thank you for helping us make smarter, AI-powered note-taking a reality! 📒✨